diff --git a/client/src/components/job-search-select/job-search-select.component.jsx b/client/src/components/job-search-select/job-search-select.component.jsx
index 64ca39e07..0ec418bca 100644
--- a/client/src/components/job-search-select/job-search-select.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/job-search-select/job-search-select.component.jsx
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ const JobSearchSelect = (
     useLazyQuery(SEARCH_JOBS_BY_ID_FOR_AUTOCOMPLETE);
 
   const executeSearch = (v) => {
-    if (v && v !== "" && v.length >= 3) callSearch(v);
+    console.log(v);
+    if (v && v.variables?.search !== "" && v.variables.search.length >= 2)
+      callSearch(v);
   };
   const debouncedExecuteSearch = _.debounce(executeSearch, 500);
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/owner-search-select/owner-search-select.component.jsx b/client/src/components/owner-search-select/owner-search-select.component.jsx
index c243e313e..a9b956568 100644
--- a/client/src/components/owner-search-select/owner-search-select.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/owner-search-select/owner-search-select.component.jsx
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ const OwnerSearchSelect = ({ value, onChange, onBlur, disabled }, ref) => {
     useLazyQuery(SEARCH_OWNERS_BY_ID_FOR_AUTOCOMPLETE);
 
   const executeSearch = (v) => {
-    if (v && v !== "" && v.length >= 3) callSearch(v);
+    if (v && v.variables?.search !== "" && v.variables.search.length >= 2)
+      callSearch(v);
   };
   const debouncedExecuteSearch = _.debounce(executeSearch, 500);